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he is responding to romney as opposed to carrying the debate. >> i give an edge slightly to obama. i think he is doing an effective job is explaining just what he is accomplished the last 4 years. >> both republicans and democrats say that while the debate was important there is still four more weeks of campaigning before the election. we have more information on our website including a fact check of statements made last night. in half an hour i will talk live with the political analyst who was at the debate for her taken on it. find more on our website. >> 7:18, san mateo county has rejected three reports that question the need for a new jail. one report said the county could ease overcrowding in jails by releasing low risk inmates waiting for trial and can't afford bail. san mateo sheriff greg mound says there are areas where they could improve but for the willing to risk public safety. >>> another report found more could be done to expedite court cases and transfer inmates from other jurisdictions. >>> this morning mark zuckerberg announced facebook has more than 1 billion activ
he is responding to romney as opposed to carrying the debate. >> i give an edge slightly to obama. i think he is doing an effective job is explaining just what he is accomplished the last 4 years. >> both republicans and democrats say that while the debate was important there is still four more weeks of campaigning before the election. we have more information on our website including a fact check of statements made last night. in half an hour i will talk live with the political...
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president obama and mitt romney will hold their first debate. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us why president obama will be speaking first. alley -- alison? >> reporter: there will be no time for rigid answers or cheering from the crowd. the rules are set for president obama to answer the first question and for mitt romney is get -- to get the last word. both candidates took a break from their intense -- intense prep yesterday. analysts say in the end, debates seem to be more about entertainment and few have ever made a really big difference. >> most of us we know who have already made up our minds will be cheering for one candidate or another. history says the debates are probably not defining in any particular way. >> here is a look at the stage. michelle obama admits she's very nervous. >> i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance -- balance beam. you are just starting there trying not to have any expression at all. >> reporter: tonight's debate is focused on domestic policy and expected -- a
president obama and mitt romney will hold their first debate. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us why president obama will be speaking first. alley -- alison? >> reporter: there will be no time for rigid answers or cheering from the crowd. the rules are set for president obama to answer the first question and for mitt romney is get -- to get the last word. both candidates took a break from their intense -- intense prep yesterday. analysts say in the end, debates...
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incidentally, wednesday is president and michelle obama's 20th wedding anniversary. republican presidential nominee mitt romney is spending this weekend preparing for that debate. and you can watch it all live on ktvu channel 2 wednesday night. the debate begins at 6:00. >>> if the top of the ticket is not campaigning today, the running mates are taking center stage. vice president joe biden will rally in florida around 9 this morning and we just showed paul ryan speaking at a school in new hampshire. >> if you do not realize that most of our jobs in this economy come from small businesses. we need to champion small businesses. we need to make sure >> despite the small size, new hampshire is a key battle ground state. ryan was just there last week. >>> the latest polls show the president ahead of romney in nine battle ground states. the biggest leads are in new hampshire, iowa and the smaller in north carolina. the average percentage of polls is 49.5% for president obama, 44% for romney. >> there are more accusations of voter fraud in florida. the state says suspicio
incidentally, wednesday is president and michelle obama's 20th wedding anniversary. republican presidential nominee mitt romney is spending this weekend preparing for that debate. and you can watch it all live on ktvu channel 2 wednesday night. the debate begins at 6:00. >>> if the top of the ticket is not campaigning today, the running mates are taking center stage. vice president joe biden will rally in florida around 9 this morning and we just showed paul ryan speaking at a school...
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debate. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us with the stakes are high for mitt romney. >> reporter: a poll shows an 18- point lead among voters for mitt romney. the president will spend another day and practicing for another day. this is mitt romney's eighth day of prep in the last month. but he told supporters last week, he won't be using the event to try to score political points. >> there's gonna be all of the scoring of winning and losing. in my view, it's not so much winning or losing or even the people themselves, the president myself -- president or myself, it's something bigger than that. >> reporter: both sides have spent the past week lowering expectations for their candidate. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. you can watch the debate live right here on ktvu channel 2 tomorrow evening. our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. it will be followed by a special edition of ktvu news. and we will be streaming the debate live on ktvu.com, ktvu mobile and o
debate. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us with the stakes are high for mitt romney. >> reporter: a poll shows an 18- point lead among voters for mitt romney. the president will spend another day and practicing for another day. this is mitt romney's eighth day of prep in the last month. but he told supporters last week, he won't be using the event to try to score political points. >> there's gonna be all of the scoring of winning and losing. in my view,...
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president obama will head from washington to nevada. he has a campaign stop at a las vegas high school. he is going to stay in nevada before traveling to denver on wednesday. republican challenger mitt romney is spending the weekend cramming for the debate. political analysts say he needs a strong showing with recent polls showing him losing ground to the president in battleground states. >>> the university of denver is preparing to host that debate. it is going to focus on domestic policy and it will be mod rated by jim lehrer. two more presidential debates will be held on the 16th and 22. you can of course watch those debates live here on ktvu channel 2. coverage begins at 6:00. >>> while the election is on tuesday, november 6, some voters have already cast their ballots. 32 states and the district of columbia offer some form of early voting. iowa began last week. ohio starts tuesday. volunteers from the obama and romney camps are canvassing neighborhoods looking for early votes and it's an important strategy because it allows those p
president obama will head from washington to nevada. he has a campaign stop at a las vegas high school. he is going to stay in nevada before traveling to denver on wednesday. republican challenger mitt romney is spending the weekend cramming for the debate. political analysts say he needs a strong showing with recent polls showing him losing ground to the president in battleground states. >>> the university of denver is preparing to host that debate. it is going to focus on domestic...
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now, arizona senator john mccain who debated both president obama and mitt romney says he's not expecting any major moments. >> i can't remember the last time there was one of these comments that grabbed everybody's attention. >> now, both campaigns are trying to lower expectations. however, yesterday, during the sunday morning political shows. new jersey governor chris christie predicted that romney will hit a home run and turn the presidential race upside down. mitt romney heads to denver today, ahead of that debate. you can watch the first debate live from denver wednesday night right here. the debate begins at 6:00 p.m. >>> 8:40. one week from today, president obama comes back here to the bay area to raise campaign cash. he will host a $20,000 a plate dinner in san francisco. a concert will follow the dinner. concert tickets start at $100 and go up to 7500 for premium seats and a photo opportunity. at this point, though, the musical guests have not been announced. the notorious bank robbery love birds, bonnie & clyde with still linked to big money. 78 years after their death. >> two o
now, arizona senator john mccain who debated both president obama and mitt romney says he's not expecting any major moments. >> i can't remember the last time there was one of these comments that grabbed everybody's attention. >> now, both campaigns are trying to lower expectations. however, yesterday, during the sunday morning political shows. new jersey governor chris christie predicted that romney will hit a home run and turn the presidential race upside down. mitt romney heads...
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much needed boost for the obama campaign after wednesday's debate. the president will be speaking on that stage at george mason university shortly. we will check back and bring you the details. >>> republican presidential nom nominee mitt romney campaigning in virginia today. he talked about his controversial comments on the 47%. in this case i said something that's completely wrong. i absolutely believe however that my life has shown that i care about 100%. >> that video came out of mitt romney at a fundraiser in may saying almost half of the american people are victims and dependant on the government. mitt romney today will be at a coal country rally in southwest virginia, he is accused the obama administration of crushing the coal industry. >>> a film that depicts the osama bin laden man hunt is set to debut two days before the election. navy seals killed osama bin laden in may 2011. the film which will air on the national geographic channel is distributed by the weinstein company, the chairman is a prominent fundraiser for the obama campaign. nat
much needed boost for the obama campaign after wednesday's debate. the president will be speaking on that stage at george mason university shortly. we will check back and bring you the details. >>> republican presidential nom nominee mitt romney campaigning in virginia today. he talked about his controversial comments on the 47%. in this case i said something that's completely wrong. i absolutely believe however that my life has shown that i care about 100%. >> that video came...
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he told the crowd president obama failed to discuss his jobs initiative during the debate. >> he got a chance to explain his program, how he will create new jobs in america. did you hear what he had to is an? i didn't either. >> later, as you can see, the romneys shook hands and posed for pictures. >>> activists had fun with mitt romney's big bird comment. they staged a mock fight at a romney rally. romney said he will cut federal funding for public television which airs sesame street. the rally was organized by the florida consumer action network. >>> with all the crowds heading to san francisco today, let's take a live look at some main bridges around the bay. things are a little busier than usual on the bay bridge for this time of morning, but there are still no delays. officials hope more people will take public transportation. there is still some fog, but not as bad as about an hour ago on the golden gate bridge hiding into the north bay. a parade of ships will be heading under the bridge in just a couple of hours. >>> and finally, as we look at the san mateo bridge, no problems
he told the crowd president obama failed to discuss his jobs initiative during the debate. >> he got a chance to explain his program, how he will create new jobs in america. did you hear what he had to is an? i didn't either. >> later, as you can see, the romneys shook hands and posed for pictures. >>> activists had fun with mitt romney's big bird comment. they staged a mock fight at a romney rally. romney said he will cut federal funding for public television which airs...